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How do you collect // record your airchecks?
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> I collect mine using mp3 by at least 64kbps stereo, I can
> store about 30 airchecks on cd mp3.
>
I'm old fashioned. I use cassettes.
> store about 30 airchecks on cd mp3.
>
I'm old fashioned. I use cassettes.
Most of the time I record 128k, 44kHz stereo directly to my computer - using the Xitel Inport USB sound card. I do need to find a program that will record directly to MP3 rather than WAV that I then need to convert to MP3. Any ideas?
Although there are occasions that I do still use cassettes.
Although there are occasions that I do still use cassettes.
> I collect mine using mp3 by at least 64kbps stereo, I can
> store about 30 airchecks on cd mp3.
>
In this order:
1. Tape
2. MP3
3. Audio CD
For TV airchecks, VHS.<P ID="signature">______________
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> store about 30 airchecks on cd mp3.
>
In this order:
1. Tape
2. MP3
3. Audio CD
For TV airchecks, VHS.<P ID="signature">______________
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> I collect mine using mp3 by at least 64kbps stereo, I can
> store about 30 airchecks on cd mp3.
Most of mine are on either cassette or minidisc. A good chunk of my cassettes are converted to mp3, all 128kbps, and the converted cassettes then go into boxes. Non-converted cassettes are stored on shelves sorted by state. Minidiscs are in MD racks sorted by number, and most MD's contain several airchecks each.
Mp3's are all on CD. I've stopped making them due to time constraints and two computer crashes that forced me to borrow another computer to convert with, as I now use an old one that doesn't have the capacity to convert full airchecks.
I've found the 64kbps audio does okay for AM, but never FM, and I would be very hesitant to accept such low quality mp3's.
> store about 30 airchecks on cd mp3.
Most of mine are on either cassette or minidisc. A good chunk of my cassettes are converted to mp3, all 128kbps, and the converted cassettes then go into boxes. Non-converted cassettes are stored on shelves sorted by state. Minidiscs are in MD racks sorted by number, and most MD's contain several airchecks each.
Mp3's are all on CD. I've stopped making them due to time constraints and two computer crashes that forced me to borrow another computer to convert with, as I now use an old one that doesn't have the capacity to convert full airchecks.
I've found the 64kbps audio does okay for AM, but never FM, and I would be very hesitant to accept such low quality mp3's.
> Most of the time I record 128k, 44kHz stereo directly to my
> computer - using the Xitel Inport USB sound card. I do need
> to find a program that will record directly to MP3 rather
> than WAV that I then need to convert to MP3. Any ideas?
>
> Although there are occasions that I do still use cassettes.
>
Audiograbber with the LAME codec records directly to MP3 using the line in feature.
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Lame_Encoder.htm
I use it for all my MP3 airchecks and it works wonders.
Install Audiograbber onto your hard drive
Install LAME codec onto the same hard drive
Open Audiograbber
Click the MP3 button onto
Under "Grab To" hit "Rip Directly & Encode to MP3 file"
Under "Pre defined arguements" select "LAME 128kbit/s joint stereo"
In the "arguements" box below you'll see something like "%s %d -b 128" to change the bitrate change the 128 to the bitrate of your choosing.
Hit ok
Then go to file>line in sampleing
You'll see the audio stop (as for recording for a certain time), where to put the track names, the record and stop modes. You can also do timer recording.
You'll know you're recording directly to an MP3 when a command prompt/DOS box opens up with the LAME info.
When you're done, you'll find the MP3s in the Audiograbber folder. Usually in C: or whichever drive its installed on.
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> computer - using the Xitel Inport USB sound card. I do need
> to find a program that will record directly to MP3 rather
> than WAV that I then need to convert to MP3. Any ideas?
>
> Although there are occasions that I do still use cassettes.
>
Audiograbber with the LAME codec records directly to MP3 using the line in feature.
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Lame_Encoder.htm
I use it for all my MP3 airchecks and it works wonders.
Install Audiograbber onto your hard drive
Install LAME codec onto the same hard drive
Open Audiograbber
Click the MP3 button onto
Under "Grab To" hit "Rip Directly & Encode to MP3 file"
Under "Pre defined arguements" select "LAME 128kbit/s joint stereo"
In the "arguements" box below you'll see something like "%s %d -b 128" to change the bitrate change the 128 to the bitrate of your choosing.
Hit ok
Then go to file>line in sampleing
You'll see the audio stop (as for recording for a certain time), where to put the track names, the record and stop modes. You can also do timer recording.
You'll know you're recording directly to an MP3 when a command prompt/DOS box opens up with the LAME info.
When you're done, you'll find the MP3s in the Audiograbber folder. Usually in C: or whichever drive its installed on.
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I collect mine on cassette.
When I go home, I will except audio cd's, but prefer casettes.
Anolog rules.
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John
E-mail: [email protected]
AIM: RainAngelsRule
MSN: [email protected]</P>
When I go home, I will except audio cd's, but prefer casettes.
Anolog rules.
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John
E-mail: [email protected]
AIM: RainAngelsRule
MSN: [email protected]</P>
I do it the same way (recording straight onto a hard drive and then coverting to cd). I like tapes, but not when trading them. They take longer to copy, and you lose the sound quality over time.
> Most of the time I record 128k, 44kHz stereo directly to my
> computer - using the Xitel Inport USB sound card. I do need
> to find a program that will record directly to MP3 rather
> than WAV that I then need to convert to MP3. Any ideas?
>
> Although there are occasions that I do still use cassettes.
>
> Most of the time I record 128k, 44kHz stereo directly to my
> computer - using the Xitel Inport USB sound card. I do need
> to find a program that will record directly to MP3 rather
> than WAV that I then need to convert to MP3. Any ideas?
>
> Although there are occasions that I do still use cassettes.
>
M
MattBAA
Guest
> Most of the time I record 128k, 44kHz stereo directly to my
> computer - using the Xitel Inport USB sound card. I do need
> to find a program that will record directly to MP3 rather
> than WAV that I then need to convert to MP3. Any ideas?
>
> Although there are occasions that I do still use cassettes.
>
If I'm recording currents for myself, I'll use the stereo into my mixing board into the computer, or record onto a CD-RW using my Philips Audio CD Deck. I prefer the CD-RW as opposed right to an Audio CD simply for the reason if it craps out in the middle, I'm not out a CD, I can always erase and start again.
If I'm converting cassettes, I'll record right into the computer using Adobe Audition, and clean up the audio a little bit before burning it to CD. If someone wants to trade using only cassette, that's what I'll do. I prefer to get CD's these days so I can listen to them in the car. And of course, YSI is another way to go for some trades.
John, I'd suggest you get Sony Sound Forge, or Audacity which is a free program.
I just recorded my current trip to FL on my Sony HiMD, and am now dubbing them in real time to Audition, saving them and them will burn them when I'm done with the dubbing. Coming on Thursday 8/4...my aircheck of the week from FL!<P ID="signature">______________
Co/Moderator: New York,Miami,Airchecks,Classic Radio and Where Are They Now?</P>
> computer - using the Xitel Inport USB sound card. I do need
> to find a program that will record directly to MP3 rather
> than WAV that I then need to convert to MP3. Any ideas?
>
> Although there are occasions that I do still use cassettes.
>
If I'm recording currents for myself, I'll use the stereo into my mixing board into the computer, or record onto a CD-RW using my Philips Audio CD Deck. I prefer the CD-RW as opposed right to an Audio CD simply for the reason if it craps out in the middle, I'm not out a CD, I can always erase and start again.
If I'm converting cassettes, I'll record right into the computer using Adobe Audition, and clean up the audio a little bit before burning it to CD. If someone wants to trade using only cassette, that's what I'll do. I prefer to get CD's these days so I can listen to them in the car. And of course, YSI is another way to go for some trades.
John, I'd suggest you get Sony Sound Forge, or Audacity which is a free program.
I just recorded my current trip to FL on my Sony HiMD, and am now dubbing them in real time to Audition, saving them and them will burn them when I'm done with the dubbing. Coming on Thursday 8/4...my aircheck of the week from FL!<P ID="signature">______________
Co/Moderator: New York,Miami,Airchecks,Classic Radio and Where Are They Now?</P>
> Most of the time I record 128k, 44kHz stereo directly to my
> computer - using the Xitel Inport USB sound card. I do need
> to find a program that will record directly to MP3 rather
> than WAV that I then need to convert to MP3. Any ideas?
MusicMatch Jukebox Plus and Cool Edit Pro will record and save as MP3 if you'd like.
> computer - using the Xitel Inport USB sound card. I do need
> to find a program that will record directly to MP3 rather
> than WAV that I then need to convert to MP3. Any ideas?
MusicMatch Jukebox Plus and Cool Edit Pro will record and save as MP3 if you'd like.
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I do have Cool Edit 2000, which I assume is much like Cool Edit Pro, and probably some of the other ones too, at least as far as saving. The way CE2K works is it records in an uncompressed format that will take 30+ minutes to save as MP3. That's why I would rather just save to WAV (taking a minute or two) and then let another program convert it in the background.
I guess what I should have asked for is a program that will save as a MP3 QUICKLY. Do any of these suggested programs do that? A minute or two is fine. 30 minutes or more isn't.
Thanks guys,
John
I guess what I should have asked for is a program that will save as a MP3 QUICKLY. Do any of these suggested programs do that? A minute or two is fine. 30 minutes or more isn't.
Thanks guys,
John
> I collect mine using mp3 by at least 64kbps stereo, I can
> store about 30 airchecks on cd mp3.
Good old-fashioned straight 44.1 audio on CD/Rs. No compression, no worries!
Any airchecks I receive in MP3 get converted back to WAV, cleaned up if needed and then eventually added to a regular audio CD. The only time I mess with MP3 for airchecks is when I'll e-mail a short audio clip to someone.
I also have hundreds of cassettes, many of which I'm slowly but surely converting to CD.
I never use the computer for A->D conversion, especially since I don't have that good a sound card. I've found that computer-based real time recordings (unless, I ass/u/me, one has a high-end card) introduces all sorts of problems, such as clicks, pops and hiss. I use my PC only for editing and direct CD copying.
I have a 1999-vintage Philips dual-well CD recorder, still kicking like day one, and a Sony CDR-W33 pro recorder .... all analog sources I record go first to the Sony machine, and then (if needed) ripped into the computer for post-editing before a final burn. CDs are so dirt-cheap nowadays that I don't really worry about using an extra disc.
While I do retain all original cassette sources in storage, I'm trying my best to rid my office/studio/music room of those dinosaurs.... ;-)
Russell W. in Savannah, Ga.
> store about 30 airchecks on cd mp3.
Good old-fashioned straight 44.1 audio on CD/Rs. No compression, no worries!
Any airchecks I receive in MP3 get converted back to WAV, cleaned up if needed and then eventually added to a regular audio CD. The only time I mess with MP3 for airchecks is when I'll e-mail a short audio clip to someone.
I also have hundreds of cassettes, many of which I'm slowly but surely converting to CD.
I never use the computer for A->D conversion, especially since I don't have that good a sound card. I've found that computer-based real time recordings (unless, I ass/u/me, one has a high-end card) introduces all sorts of problems, such as clicks, pops and hiss. I use my PC only for editing and direct CD copying.
I have a 1999-vintage Philips dual-well CD recorder, still kicking like day one, and a Sony CDR-W33 pro recorder .... all analog sources I record go first to the Sony machine, and then (if needed) ripped into the computer for post-editing before a final burn. CDs are so dirt-cheap nowadays that I don't really worry about using an extra disc.
While I do retain all original cassette sources in storage, I'm trying my best to rid my office/studio/music room of those dinosaurs.... ;-)
Russell W. in Savannah, Ga.
Sound Forge
Sound Forge is pricy, unless you are talking studio version.
I use SF for things like edits of T-40 stuff, and I have used it tto record vinyl for Katie.
One thing that came in as priceliss for SF was the abillity to do timed recordings, an that inabled to me record Don Cannon for Matt and myself.
I also normalize with SF and burn with Easy CD Creator.
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John
E-mail: [email protected]
AIM: RainAngelsRule
MSN: [email protected]</P>
Sound Forge is pricy, unless you are talking studio version.
I use SF for things like edits of T-40 stuff, and I have used it tto record vinyl for Katie.
One thing that came in as priceliss for SF was the abillity to do timed recordings, an that inabled to me record Don Cannon for Matt and myself.
I also normalize with SF and burn with Easy CD Creator.
<P ID="signature">______________
John
E-mail: [email protected]
AIM: RainAngelsRule
MSN: [email protected]</P>
> I guess what I should have asked for is a program that will
> save as a MP3 QUICKLY. Do any of these suggested programs
> do that? A minute or two is fine. 30 minutes or more
> isn't.
John, I'm not sure how long it would take Cool Edit to save a long MP3 file (since it's not my first software-of-choice for this purpose) but MusicMatch Plus doesn't take long at all. I think the longest I had to wait for it to save an MP3 aircheck was about 3 minutes and that was with an 8 hour continuous aircheck!
> save as a MP3 QUICKLY. Do any of these suggested programs
> do that? A minute or two is fine. 30 minutes or more
> isn't.
John, I'm not sure how long it would take Cool Edit to save a long MP3 file (since it's not my first software-of-choice for this purpose) but MusicMatch Plus doesn't take long at all. I think the longest I had to wait for it to save an MP3 aircheck was about 3 minutes and that was with an 8 hour continuous aircheck!
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